ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on semi-feudalism, migration and government policy in Guyana - covers historical background of forced labour, immigrant and contract labour, transition to free labour, obstacles to agricultural development, land tenure, wage policy, labour policy, effects of...

ILO pub. Working paper on rural development and access to essential services in the province of Bolivar, Ecuador - looks at land tenure, agricultural production, rural area infrastructure, income distribution, and obstacles to agricultural development; examines literacy rates, access to...

Explores how public actors, especially in home countries, link foreign direct investment (FDI) to labour and employment issues.

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper on the impact of industrialization on employment creation and basic needs satisfaction in agricultural economies, comprising a case study of Punjab, India - discusses poverty, industrial structure and productivity trends (1961-1978), relations between agricultural...

Argues that strategies encouraging surplus extraction from agriculture, combined with stalled industrialisation constitute the root causes of persistent rural poverty. Suggests that an agriculture-first strategy is necessary not only for rural poverty alleviation, but also for successful...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Working paper testing a hypothesis relating to the impact of economic growth on economic structure and income distribution in developing countries - applying a simulation economic model to five different development policies, shows the negative impact of industrialization and...

ILO pub-WEP pub. Literature survey of the economic implications and social implications of rural area electrification in developing countries and its role in rural development - deals with power generation, power consumption, use and cost benefit analysis of electricity and its impact on...